Chapter 312



"This is the airport lobby, bustling with people and even kids around," I reminded him.

Ernest just hummed in acknowledgment, "I know."

"So why do you still want to..." My cheeks flushed with heat.

Ernest stated firmly, "Yes!"

Hearing this resolute response, my first thought was that he must have seen Conrad too. It felt like a wave of jealousy had just hit him.

Maybe it was Ernest's way of making sure Conrad would back off.

With that thought, I braced myself and closed my eyes, my heartbeat racing in anticipation of Ernest's kiss right there in the middle of the crowded airport.

But after a moment, instead of feeling his kiss, my hand felt heavier.

I opened my eyes to see Ernest, then noticed he had placed a small bag in my hand.

"What's this?" I asked, puzzled.

pursed his lips, gesturing for me to look

bank

was his discharge papers from the military, and

mean?" I asked

of my trials and tribulations, a testament more reliable than any insurance policy. The donor card is to show that my blood runs red, and these cards hold

me of those scenes in novels where the male protagonist hands over all his assets to the female lead as a grand gesture of love. Ernest's move was along the same lines, but he wasn't just offering

sourness at the

more practical than any love insurance," he said, making me wonder if he

whether he knew or not didn't matter anymore.

keep these two, but you should keep the

after his wealth. If I were, I wouldn't have broken up

didn't take

back, instead, he looked

embarrassed and said, "This

even cover

Collins' surgery costs."

moment before I laughed,

hand, "Licia,

laughed more

laughter, "What's so funny? Do you find my

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